CVE-2008-1512

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-03-25 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/admin_xs.php in eXtreme Styles module (XS-Mod) 2.3.1 and 2.4.0 for phpBB allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the phpEx parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Affected products

phpBB Module Xs: 2.3.1, 2.4.0

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/29487
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28432
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41404
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5301
http://secunia.com/advisories/29487
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28432
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41404
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5301

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